SHIPPING COMPANY SECURES FIXED-RATE E-METHANOL SUPPLY AHEAD OF EU CLIMATE REGULATIONS
European shipping company RFOcean has signed a binding long-term off-take agreement with ETFuels to purchase e-methanol at a fixed price from 2030.
According to ETFuels, the agreement positions RFOcean ahead of binding and punitive new...
WHAT WOULD CLOSURE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ MEAN FOR SHIPPING?
The reported sinking of several Iranian warships by US missiles in the Gulf of Oman serves as a reminder of the maritime aspect of the conflict which began February 28 with a barrage of...
FIRST OFFSHORE VESSEL TO OPERATE ON AMMONIA COMING THIS AUTUMN
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has tasked Halsnøy Dokk with the conversion of the platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Energy to ammonia-powered operations.
The conversion is planned to be completed in autumn, when the...
04/2026: REVISED IMO MEASURES FOR ENTERING ENCLOSED SPACES ABOARD SHIPS
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has published Resolution MSC.581(110), which provides revised recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships. The IMO’s 34th Assembly meeting in December 2025, revoked resolution A.1050(27), as of the date...
FOUR COMPANIES JOINTLY BID TO DEVELOP BRITAIN’S FIRST HYDROGEN NETWORK IN THE HUMBER
National Gas, Centrica, Equinor and SSE Thermal have launched a coordinated bid to develop Great Britain’s first regional hydrogen transport and storage network in the Humber.
Together as Humber Hydrogen, the partners are looking to...
REPORTS OF CLOSURE IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OVERSTATED
A range of international media outlets, some with rigorous collateral information checking protocols, accepted Iranian claims that the IRGC had closed sections of the Straits of Hormuz yesterday (February 17), and reproduced IRGC statements...
UK SELLS DECOMMISSIONED SURVEY SHIP HMS ENTERPRISE TO BANGLADESH
A decommissioned Royal Navy survey ship, HMS Enterprise, that redefined hydrographic and oceanographic operations across the globe for two decades, is set to have a new lease of life after being sold to the...
$20 BILLION ASIAN LNG PROJECT MOVES FORWARD WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE
An environmental approval is paving the way for the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Indonesia’s Masela block, which is expected to play a significant role in Asia’s energy security.
Inpex Masela,...
ENGINE ROOM FIRE KILLS TWO ON BULKER OFF CHINA
An engine room fire broke out on a Chinese-owned bulker while the vessel was sailing off Shandong in northern China. The vessel, the Mandy (180,371 dwt), is registered in Singapore, and the incident is...
ADNOC’S XRG WIDENS GAS AND LNG PORTFOLIO WITH ARGENTINA AND CASPIAN SEA DEALS
XRG, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), which includes Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company (ADQ) and global investment firm Carlyle, has taken steps to expand its footprint by firming up agreements...